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Medical Xpress / Visual analog scale has comparable validity for perennial allergic, nonallergic rhinitis
The visual analog scale (VAS) demonstrates comparable validity for perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) severity and quality-of-life (QoL) impairment, according to a study published online Dec. ...
Phys.org / LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it
On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses. ...
Tech Xplore / Decompression sickness in fish reveals hidden risks of hydropower operations
Professor Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug and postdoctoral fellow Wolf Ludwig Kuhn at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have three goals: To understand the problem of gas supersaturation at hydropower plants, ...
Medical Xpress / Nine easy New Year's resolutions for people over 50
If you're over 50, you've probably made, and perhaps broken, a lot of New Year's resolutions by now.
Tech Xplore / AI agents arrived in 2025—here's what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents—AI systems that ...
Phys.org / Not all scientific breakthroughs survive the hype
Some scientific breakthroughs may be lost to time due to scandal and redaction, while others are simply a case of waiting for more evidence.
Tech Xplore / From individuals to crews, AI brings teamwork into construction productivity analysis
Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed an AI system that recognizes construction activities at both the individual and crew levels using ordinary site videos. The approach reveals how teamwork shapes productivity ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring the occurrence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis-linked deaths
From 2020 to 2023, 1,754 decedents had coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) listed on their death certificates, according to research published in the Dec. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves Jascayd for progressive pulmonary fibrosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Jascayd (nerandomilast) tablets for the treatment of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in adults.
Medical Xpress / Understanding childhood obesity: Causes, treatments and how to reduce stigma
While childhood obesity has become more common in recent years, this is a condition that is about more than just weight.
Medical Xpress / Prescribing of some controlled medications has decreased in youth over past two decades
In the past two decades, there were decreases in prescribing of some controlled medications to adolescents and young adults, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Medical Xpress / Tirzepatide noninferior to dulaglutide for CV outcomes in type 2 diabetes
Tirzepatide is noninferior to dulaglutide with respect to a composite of death from cardiovascular (CV) causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic CV disease, according ...
